BCA assay

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protein quantification assay
gptkbp:advantage high tolerance to detergents
stable color complex
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Lowry_assay
gptkb:Bradford_assay
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Smith_PK_et_al.,_Analytical_Biochemistry,_1985
gptkbp:commerciallyAvailableFrom gptkb:Bio-Rad
gptkb:Thermo_Fisher_Scientific
gptkb:Sigma-Aldrich
gptkbp:compatibleWith detergents
reducing agents
gptkbp:detectionWavelength 562 nm
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Galen_T._Hermanson
gptkb:Mallia_A._Mallia
gptkb:Paul_K._Smith
gptkb:Robert_I._Krohn
1985
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Bicinchoninic_Acid_Assay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BCA assay
gptkbp:limitation interference by chelating agents
sensitive to reducing agents
gptkbp:mainReagent gptkb:copper(II)_sulfate
gptkb:bicinchoninic_acid
gptkbp:principle colorimetric detection of cuprous ion (Cu+) by bicinchoninic acid
gptkbp:quantificationMethod spectrophotometry
gptkbp:readBy purple color formation
gptkbp:sensitivity 0.5–40 μg/mL
gptkbp:supportsProtocol incubate at 37°C for 30 minutes
measure absorbance at 562 nm
mix sample with BCA reagent
gptkbp:type gptkb:biuret_reaction
protein solution
gptkbp:usedFor protein concentration determination
gptkbp:usedIn biochemistry
molecular biology
clinical diagnostics
protein purification
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lowry_protein_assay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7